Window-guard.



H. C. STRUCHEN.

WINDOW GUARD. APPLICATloN HLED lum/27. 1914.

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` 'HENRC` STRUGHEN,OF WHTE BEAR, MINNESTA.

wrnnow-.ejuaan Specification of Letters Patent.`

' Patented Jai i8, i216.

Application filed July 27, 1914. Serial No. 853,346.

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that l, HENRY C. Sinner-inw, a citizen oftheUnited States, residing at l/Vhite Bear, in the county ol Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in liVindow-Guards, of which the following is a specification.y

My invention relates to improvements in window guards particularly adapted for use in asylums for the feeble minded and insane.

Window guards ot' the typecommonly employed 'in such institutions are frequently shaken or rattled by the inmates, which habit results in unnecessary wear andcauses nerve-racking noises about the premises. The locking devicesorthese guards2 are usually exposed or accessible from within and as a result aretampered with by the in mates through curiosity or in an attempt to escape. Such locking devices are also generally diilicult tomanipulate and are often rendered totally inoperative by meddlers.

lt is the object of my invention to provide a strong and durable window guard having an easily operated locking device adapted to iirmly secure the O'uard and lock from v1- brating when in closed position, and so arranged that the locking device is normally concealed and guarded in the structure of said device. I

In the drawings Figurel is an elevation ont my improved window guard as applied to a window opening; Fig. 2is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken vlongitudinally through the free side of the window; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view, partly broken away, taken on a line 3 3 of Fig. l; Fig. l is a detail .sectional view taken on the line ele-A; of Fig. `2; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view talien on the line 5 5 of Fig. l; and F ig. 6 is a perspective view in detail ot the upper right hand corner of the window as seen in Fig. l.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference letter A to indicate the window, B the jarnb to which the window is hinged and C the j amb tol which said window is locked when closed. The window liamb B is a vertical channel bar, adapted te be Secured yto a window casing,

Y by screws l0 or thelilre, with the flanges 11 of said bar abutting against said casing. 'the j amb C as shown is made up of a vertical channel ybar together with a bumper plate or window-stop le secured to the outer inange l5 of said channel bar and an abutment bar 16 secured within said channel adjacent to the inner flange l? thereof. The web l2 of said channel bar is seated against and secured to the side of the window casing by suitable means such as screws 13.

The window A consists of an iron frame .carrying a heavy metal screen a. This frame is composed of a top piece 20, bottom piece 2l and side pieces 22 and 23 all of said parts being of channel iron with the iianges thereof turned outwardly, with reference to the center of the window. The webs of these channel bars are perforated to receive the ends of the wires of the screen which are bent within said channels. A. reinforcing band 2d is secured by bolts`25 around the top, bottom and side pieces 20, 2l and 22 of the window thus covering` the channels therein. 'A similar reinforcing band 26 is secured to the side channel bar 28. Horizontal bars 27 are clamped on Vopposite sides of said screen a to reinforce thesame at the center.

The side piece 22 of the window is attached to the jamb B by hinges 28 which ,permit the Vwindow fr to swing inwardly from the casing. y

`Novel locking mechanism is provided for securing the window A in closed position, which consists of a rotatable rod 29 incased within the. side channel 23 and having latch bolts 3G and an operating handle 3l integral therewith. he flange l5 .of the channel bar 23' and the bolts 82 which'secure the band 26 to said bar form the casing in which said rod turns. The side of kthe window A., consisting of the channel bar 23 and reinforcing band 26, is cut away at 23, 23h and 26?L and the window j amb C is also cutaway at le and l52L to permit the movement of the handle 3l in said window and the move-` ment of the bolts 30 into and out of said window janib from the position shown in solid lines to that shown in dotted linesin F ig. 3. rlhe latch boltsSO', as shown, 4are window in closed position and preventing vibration. Movement of said latch bolts to dotted line position, as shown in Fig. 3, re-

moves the saine from the jamb C and per-A mits the window to be swung inwardly.

It will be noted that when the window A )is closed the rod 29 and latch-.bolts 30 are incased and inaccessible. l have also incased the handle 31 to guard the same and secure it in position to hold the latcli-bolts in unalterable engagement with the bar `16 of the jamb C. The housing D for said handle 'includes a frame, consisting of a vU-shaped channel bar 33 and a portion of the frame channel 23 to which it is secured in any suitable manner, said U-shaped bar being also secured to ends of ther'screen wires. A side plate 34, notched at 34 to Areceive the'middlelatch-bolt 30, is permanently secured to one face of the U-shaped .bar 33 and the closure or guard shutter 35 `for said casing is furnished with hinges 36,

yand latch-bolts 30, which are integral with `.in the upper flange 33EL 33 Vand hold said closure shut.

window is free to open.

by which it is hungto the bar 33. A spring lock 37 of ordinary design is riveted near 35 the upper edge of said closure to catch withof said channel bar rEhe end of the handle 31 ispreferably turned upon itself as shown in Fig.

The resiliencyof .the handle 31, -rod 29 vone another, is such that when the closure is forced against the Vhandle and locked, the Alatch-bolts are forced against the abutment bar 16, thus immovably holding the window against the stop 14.

In use, the window when locked is firmly clamped in closed position, the locking mechanism thereof being concealed and inaccessible to those without a key. To open the window, the spring lock 36 on the closure 35 of the housing D is unlatched by a key and said closure is lowered. T he handle 31 ispulled outward to turn the latch-bolts 30 away from the window jamb C and the A marked advan- Vtage of this window over others in common use isdue to the ease with which it may be closed and locked. lt is only necessary to swing` the window to position where the latch-bolts 3G strike the abutment bar 16 and when said handle is pressed within the housing Drthe window A is closed, theupper, lower and centralportionsofthe frame :said stop.

23 being drawn snugly against the windowstop on the gamb C. Y

lt is obvious that my device may be applied to doors as well as windows, that the jamb C may be formed of a single piece of metal if desired and that other changes may `'be made in my preferred form, without detween them which is adapted to be covered yby the window when closed, said bolts `being designed to enter said recess and engage said abutment to clamp the windowvagainst 2. rlhe combination of a` stop and an abut- -ment located on a window frame, a plurality of swinging latch bolts carried upon a window, a revoluble rod on the window for shifting said latch bolts to press the saineagainst saidabutment and secure 'the window against said stop, a handle on the rod for turning the same and a guardshuti ter adapted to impinge against said handle and hold it in locked position.

3. ln a window locking device, a stop and an abutment located upon a window frame, latch bolts Vcarried upon a window, said stop and abutment beingarranged to form a reycess adapted to receive said bolts and also Y adapted to be covered by said door, a handle connected with Vsaid latch bolts to turn the Ysame and press them Vagainst the abutment,

whereby the window may be clamped against the stop, andmeans carried by the window for completely inclosing said handle and holding the same in locked position.

el. ln a window locking device, a stop and an abutment upon a window frame, a rod adapted -to be revolubly mounted'upon a window, latch bolts integral with said rod, a handle on the rod for turning the same to press said bolts against said abutment and thereby clamp the window against said stop, a housing` for the handle, -carried by the window, said housing having an opening there; in through which the handle may pass and a closure for said opening, impinging against the handle to confine the boltsgin clamped position.

V5. ln a window an abutment located on a window frame,a rod adapted to be revolubly mounted upon a window and having-latch bolts and aresilient handle formed thereon,said handle being adapted to turnfsaid rod and press'th'e locking device a stopand latch bolts against said abutment, whereby In testimony whereof, I have signed my the Window may be clamped against said name to this specification in the presence stop, a housing for the handle carried by of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

the window and a closure for said housing HENRY C. STRUCHEN. 5 arranged to forcibly secure the handle there- Witnesses:

in and guard the same when the Window is F. C. CASWELL,

closed. J. E. STRYKER.

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